Madoc in Aztlan:- The Return to Az- tlan, 359. The Tidings, 361. Neolin, 363. Amalahta, 365. War denounced, 367. The Festival of the Dead, 368. The Snake God, 371. The Conver- sion of the Hoamen, 374. Thalaba, 377.
The Arrival of the Gods, 380. The Capture, 383. Hoel, 384. Coatel, 386. The Stone of Sacrifice, 387. The Battle, 391. The Women, 393. The Deliverance, 396. The Victory, 398. The Funeral, 400. The Death of Lincoya, 405. Caradoc and Senena, 406. The Embassy, 408. The Lake Fight, 409. The Close of the Cen- tury, 410. Migration of the Aztecas, 413.
Magdalen, Mary, remarks on her his- tory, &c., 669.
Mahabalipur, ruins of, particular de- scription of, from Chambers's "Asiatic Researches," 601, 602. Mythological fable of the cause of its overthrow, 604.
Mahommedan Mosques, their great splendour, 215.
Mahommed's nuptials, 266. Prevailing
notions respecting his tomb, 708. Maid of Orleans. See Joan of Arc. Mammoth, the, notions of the Delaware Indians concerning, 382. Manes, the, of departed relatives, offer- ings to, among the Hindoos, 594. "Man hath a weary pilgrimage," 118. Man, The Hopes of, 751.
Mansion House, The Old, an Eclogue,
Marble ship, the, 537.
March to Moscow, The, 464. Margaret and Rudiger, 420.
Margaret Hill, Lines addressed to, 139. Margaret, St., legend of, 30. One of
the saints especially reverenced by Joan of Arc, 27.
Mariatale, mythological story of, 554. Markets in the East, description of, 576.
Marriage Bower, the, 575.
Marriage ceremonies in the Greek Church, 523. Among the Hindoos, 550.
Marriage Feast, The, 316
Marriage, Indian God of, 561. Marvel, Andrew, his description of the coracle, 349.
Mary of Anjou, Queen of France, her counsel to her husband, Charles VII., during the invasion of the English,23. Mary, the Maid of the Inn, 417. Mary, To, 130.
Massacres, general, of common occur- rence in the East, 575. Massena, Inscription for a Monument to his memory at Santarem, 176. At Fuentes D'Onoro, 177. Mathraval, 337.
May, John," The Poet's Pilgrimage to Waterloo," inscribed to him, 727. Medici family, the romantic origin of their arms, 49.
Memorials to the officers who fell in the battle of Waterloo, 735.
Menu, extracts from the Institutes of, 490. 552. 554. 591.594. Merlin, or Merddin, the Bard of Emrys
Wledig, Welsh traditions of, 343. Mermaid, the, Welsh proverbs respect- ing, 323.
Merovingian kings of France, some
Mexican priests, description of their Muezzinn, origin of the office, 276. garments, &c., 385.
Mexicans, belief held by them, that at the conclusion of one of their centu- ries, the sun and earth would be de- stroyed, 41. Their ideas of a Supreme Being indicated by the names as- signed to him in their language, 333. Torquenada's characteristic remark on this, 333.
Mexican temples, description of, 379. Michael the Archangel, superstition of the sailors when passing the promon- tory of Malea, on which stands a chapel dedicated to him, 71. Ac- count of the church dedicated to him by King Alonso el Casto, 691. Michael, St., origin of the French order of, 61. His chair, 431. Migration of the Aztecas, 413.
Mild arch of promise in the evening sky," 108.
Milman, Mr., passage from his version of "Nala and Damaganta," 560. Mimosa Selam, the Arabian festive crown frequently made of its flowers,
Minaret, origin of the practice of pro-
claiming the hour of prayer from this place, 275.
Miniature, Picture, On my own, 137. Miracles ascribed to Welsh saints, 376. Miracles, Mohammedan, and Roman
Catholic, contrasted, 302, 303. "Mirror of Stones," extract from, ex- emplifying the absurd notions at one time entertained respecting precious stones, 232.
Missionary labours and successes cele- brated, 755. Mocking Bird, the, 406.
Monacella, Tomb of, 340. Monastery of St. Felix, The, 648. Monkies, their great numbers in the fo- rests of India, 595. Monodramas, 110-113. Moore, General, Epitaph on, 174. Moorish Camp, The, 699. Moorish Council, The, 705. Moorish invasion, circumstances con- nected with the, 633.
Morales, some account of him, and tes- timony to his piety, 694. Moral map of the world, 763.
More, Hannah, extract of a letter to her from Alexander Knox on the subject of the battle of Waterloo, 753. Moscow, The March to, 464. Mosques, Mohammedan, their great splendour, 215. Particular description of, 237.
Duties required of the person filling it, 276.
Music, its surprising effect on some ani- mals, 595.
Music of the Orientals, 236. Of the
Bedouin Arabs, 238. Its early appli- tion to military purposes, 391. Mussulmans, strange notion entertained by them of the gradual diminution in the stature of the human race as the end of the world approaches, 244. "My days among the dead are past," 143.
Myers, Sir William, Lines to the Me- mory of, 178. Mythological names, list of, prefixed to "The Curse of Kehama," 549.
Nabis, the Tyrant, his manner of ex- torting money from his subjects, 147. "Nala and Damaganta," Milman's ver- sion of the, passage from, 560. Napoleon Buonaparte, part of an Arabic poem in praise of him, 753. "Nay, Edith, spare the rose, perhaps it lives," 439.
"Nay, William, say not that the change- ful year," 139. Neolin, 363.
Niebuhr's account of the music of the
Orientals, 236. Of their poetry, 238. "Night Thoughts," Dr. Young's, ex- tract from, 763. Nightingales, the Thracian notion that those sing sweetest and loudest which build their nests about the sepulchre of Orpheus, 266. "No eye beheld when William plunged,"
"Now go to the battle, my boy," 134. "Now, woman, why without your veil?" 437.
Nuptials of Mahommed, 266.
Oak of our Fathers, The, 123. OCCASIONAL PIECES, 135–143. ODES, 19-208.
Og, king of Bashan, extravagant Rab- binical account of, 372.
"O God! have mercy in this dreadful hour," 109.
"Oh! be the day accurst that gave me birth," 115.
"Oh! he is worn with toil, the big drops run," 99.
Old Chikkasah, The, to his Grandson, 134.
Old Christaval's Advice, 433.
Old Man's Comforts, The, 124.
Old Poulter's Mare, Ballad of, 218.
Old Woman of Berkeley, The, Ballad of, 454.
Oloadin the impostor, 272.
ORLEANS, VISION OF THE Maid of, 76 -86.
"O spare me, spare me, Phoebus! if indeed," 162.
Ostend, siege of, some particulars con- nected with, 729.
Ostrich, the, curious account from an Arabic MS. of the mode of hatching its eggs, 239.
"O thou sweet lark, who in the heaven so high," 108.
"O Thou, who from the mountain's height," 100.
Ounce, the, mode of employing it in hunting the gazelle, 285.
Owen Gwinned, Prince of North Wales, panegyric upon, 318. His tomb and its inscription, 340.
Owen, Mr., his translation of eight of Prince Hoel's Poems, 350-352. Oxford, Lines written the Winter after the Installation at, 161.
Padalon, The Gates of, 617.
"On as I journey through the vale of Painter, The Pious, 429. years," 144.
"Once more to daily toil, once more to wear," 103.
"One day, it matters not to know," 437. "One day of occupation more," 198. "One day to Helbeck I had stroll'd," 466.
"On Vorska's glittering waves," 124. Optical illusions, common to the deserts of Arabia, 250.
Oracular predictions, a double meaning one of their peculiar characteristics, 300. Remarkable instance of pro- phecy occasioning its own fulfilment, 300.
Orange, the Prince of, testimony to his bravery at the battle of Waterloo, 737.
Ordeal, trial by, remarks upon, 403. Orders, destructive blow aimed at, in the Lay Parliament held in the 12th year of Henry the Fourth, 62.
"O Reader! hast thou ever stood to see," 129.
most heavens, 146. Not certain as to what particular form they were wor shipped under, 148.
Peninsula, the War in the, some re-
remarks upon, with strictures on the Edinburgh Review, 186, &c. Pereria, Nuno Alvarez, honourable tes- timony to him, 11.
Peris, the, precious odours said to con- stitute their food, 266. Persecution of the Jews, observations upon, 631.
Persecution, religious, remarks and strictures upon, 630.
Persian bazaars, description of, 255. Persian carpets, great splendour of those used by their nobles, 266. Persian gardens, some observations on, 265.
Persian, Lines imitated from the, 143. Persian tombs, particulars from various
authors relating to, 276.
Persians, their domestic habits, 229. Peruvian's Dirge over the Body of his
"Pharonida," the, of William Cham- berlayne, extracts from, 79.
Palace of Ednowain, description of its Philosophy, remarks upon that of those
Palace of Hirah, 215.
Palm-tree, its numerous uses, 235. Pandal, the, or Marriage Bower, ac- count of, 575.
French politicians who promoted the Revolution, 727.
Physic, custom among some barbarous tribes, of administering it to their warriors before going to battle, 392.
Papa, a word employed to designate the Picton, General, tribute to his bravery Mexican priests, 333. Parable of the Pilgrims, 536. Paradise, Bird of, opinions of various
authors respecting, 614, &c. Paradise, fruit of, Mahommedan miracle relating to, 302.
"Paradise of Sin," curious account of the impostor Oloadin, 272. Paradise of Tlaloc, 385. PARAGUAY, A TALE OF, 480. Park, Mungo, his description of the
horrors attendant on traversing the deserts of Africa, 251.
Partridge, the, peculiar mode of hunt- ing, among the Moors, 701. "Passing along a green and lonely lane," 152.
Oriental cities, corresponding features Pauper's Funeral, The, 135. to be found in all, 254. Oriental titles, their absurdity and blas- phemous character, 571. "Oriental Sports," extracts from, de- scriptive of Hindoo manners, 559. 573. 576. 592, 593, 594. 596. Orientals, their great labour in orna- menting their MSS., 215. Beauty and simplicity of their music, 236. Pecu- liarities of their cities, 254. Oriflamme, the, a sacred banner, ori- ginally used in wars against the In- fidels, 61.
Pavais, or Pavache, the ancient, de- scription of, 55.
Paville, Eustace de la, his bold remon- strance with the king of France on behalf of the inhabitants of Rouen during the siege of that place, 18. Peace, The, 332.
Orinoco tribe of Indians, strange no- tions entertained by them of their own origin, 497.
Orleans, siege of, preparations of the English for, 36. Succours sent by the French to the besieged, 36. Orleans, The Bastard, some particulars of his history and assassination, 5. And of his interment, &c., 21, 22. Orleans, The Maid of. Sce" Joan of Arc."
"Pearls of poesy "-a favourite Oriental figure of speech, 238.
Pelagius the heretic and Teilo, 376. Pelayo, fabulous tale of his birth, 659.
Some particulars relating to the oaken cross which it was his custom to carry with him in battle, 715. Pelican, the, called the Camel of the River, from its power of carrying a supply of water, 253. Penances, Roman Catholic, curious in- stances of, 528. Severity of, among the Indian fanatics, 529. Nature of, among the ancient Greeks, 529. Penates, Hymn to the, 146. One ex- planation of the name derived from the belief of their reigning in the in-
at the battle of Waterloo, 737. Picture, Lines on my own Miniature, 137. Pierre, St., extract from his "Har- monies de la Nature," relative to the phenomenon, sometimes observed at evening, of the sky being tinged with green, 772.
Pietro, Martire, extracts from, 360, 368. 375.396.
Pig, The, a Colloquial Poem, 162. PILGRIMAGE TO WATERLOO, THE Po- ET's, in Two Parts, 727-775. PART I. The Journey, 729. Flanders, 79. ! Brussels, 723. The Field of Battle. 734. The Scene of War, 739. PART II. The Vision, 743. The Tower, I 743. The Evil Prophet, 746. The Sacred Mountain, 747. The Hopes of Man, 751.
Pilgrim to Compostella, The, a Christ- mas Tale, 536.
Pilgrims, Parable of the, 536. Pious Painter, The, 420.
Pisa, Francisco de, extracts from, cha- racteristic of the real condition of Spain, 714.
Pizarro, Inscription for a Column to his Memory at Truxillo, 172. "Place of Concourse," a name given by the Mahommedans to the city of Mecca, 217.
Plagiarism, the Poet's disclaimer of, 773. Plane-tree, description of its properties and uses, 575.
POEMS CONCERNING THE SLAVE TRADE, 99-101.
Poems of Prince Hoel, Mr. Owen's translation of eight of them, 350–352. Poetical genius, primary requisites and properties of, 341. Poets, their trials. "Joan of Arc."
Poisoned arrows, general use of, among
barbarous tribes, 373.
Pole, elevation of the, at Paria, remarks upon, 360.
Polliar, the Indian God of Marriage, 561. Mode of worshipping, 561. Polwhele's History of Cornwall," curious legend of St. Agnes, extract- ed from, 27.
Polycarp the Martyr, reference to a singular phenomenon accompanying his death, 287. "Polychronicon, The," curious extracts from, 323.
Polydore Virgil, 20.
Polypus, its reproductive power a fit illustration of the miracles of the saints of the Roman Catholic Church, 376.
Poor, Complaints of the, 130. Pope, strictures on his Translation of Homer, 3.
"Porlock, thy verdant vale, so fair to sight," 109.
Portrait of Bishop Heber, Ode on, 207. Portraits, the Author's strictures upon some published ones of himself, 210, &c.
Portugal, some account of the atrocities of the French army in, 186. Potemkin, dishonour done to his re- mains, 354.
Poussin, Gaspar, Lines written on a Landscape painted by him, 136. Predictions, oracular, a two-fold mean- ing one of their distinguishing charac- teristics, 300.
Race of Banquo, The, 122.
Rainbow, The Evening, Sonnet to, 108. Raisoo Yug, or Feast of Rajahs, 571. Ramayuna, a sacred book of the Brah- mins, extracts from, descriptive of the descent of the Ganges, 578, &c. Ramiro, King, 443.
Rapin, his views of King Henry's policy, 15. His description of the prepara- tions for the siege of Orleans, 36. Measures taken by the Earl of Salis- bury to cut off supplies to the be- sieged, 39.
phonso, 660. Florinda, 662. Roderick and Florinda, 663. Count Pedro's Castle, 672. The Vow, 673. Count Eudon, 676. The Rescue, 678. Ro- derick at Cangas, 680. Covadonga, 682. Roderick and Siverian, 686. The Acclamation, 689. Roderick and Rusilla, 698. The Moorish Camp, 699. The Fountain in the Forest, 701. The Moorish Council, 705. The Vale of Covadonga, 707. Roderick and Count Julian, 710. Roderick in Battle, 712.
"Rash painter! canst thou give the Rodri, 358. orb of day," 114.
Raven, the, peculiarity of its natural history, 588.
Recollection of a Day's Journey in Spain, 138.
Recovery, To, 123. Red Hand, The, 315. Reflections, Cool, during a Midsummer Walk from Warminster to Shaftes- bury, 162.
Refraction, singular effect produced by, on objects seen at a distance in the deserts of Arabia, 245.
Religion, a new, illustration of the dif- ferent feelings under the influence of which barbarous nations are induced to embrace one, 335. Religious exercises, usually preceded settled engagements in battle in the fifteenth century, 69.
Religious persecution, remarks and strictures upon, 630. Remembrance, 118.
Priestcraft, gross instance of the folly Rescue, The, 678. of, 380.
"Prince of the mighty Isle !" 194.
Prince Regent, Ode to His Royal High-
Princess Charlotte of Wales, Funeral Song for, 765. Proverbs, Welsh, 323.
Providence, Divine, vindication of, 751. Prussian officers, anecdotes of, 742. Prussians, testimony to their bravery at the battle of Waterloo, 741. Prussia, Ode to Frederick William the Fourth, King of, 197.
"Psyche," Dr. Beaumont's, extracts
Pultowa, The Battle of, 124.
Rest in peace, my father, rest," 133. Retreat, The, 592. Retrospect, The, 144.
Return, The Traveller's, 124. Return to Aztlan, The, 359. Return to Wales, The, 314. Rheims, city of, its peculiar feature of having its six principal streets meet- ing in a common centre, alluded to,
Romantic Chronicle, account given in, of King Roderick after his disappear- ance. See Roderick. Romorantin, Castle of, singular mode of attack upon, by Edward the Black Prince, 60.
Roprecht the Robber, 470. Romuald, St., 436.
Rose, The, 439.
Rouen, particulars of the siege of, 16. Luca Italico, vicar general of the archbishoprick of, his death in prison, Remonstrances and appeals to the King of France on behalf of the besieged, 18. Magnanimous conduct of Edward the Black Prince towards the sufferers, 18. The place betrayed by the Governor, 18.
Roundel, the, description of, 69. Royal Crier, the, of the twelfth century, his duties, 318. Rudiger, 420.
Ruined Cottage, The, an Eclogue
Ruins of ancient Babylon, 256. Russia, Ode to Alexander the First, Emperor of, 195.
Sabarcan, use of the, 368.
Sabbag, Michael, extract from his Arabic poem in praise of Napoleon Buonaparte, 753.
Rhodes, knights of, ceremonies ob- Sacontola, extracts from, illustrative of served at their creation, 36. the Hindoo mythology, 563, 564. 567.
Rhys, one of the bravest princes of Sacred Mountain, The, 747. South Wales, panegyric on, 345. Richemont, some particulars respecting him, 24.
Pumpkins and melons, used in Arabia Rings, their general use as ornaments
for feeding camels, 229. Purgatory, St. Patrick's, 425. Pyramids of Egypt, some account of their origin, 219.
Queen Egilona, 654.
Queen Mary's Christening, 467. Queen Charlotte, Ode on the Death of, 199.
Queen Orraca and the Five Martyrs of Morocco, Legend of, 452. Quetzalcoal, God of the Winds, de- scription of his temple, 378.
Rabadeen, his poem describing the Cre- ation, and the original constitution of the universe, 225.
for the arms and ankles by the Asia- tics, 239. Rings of glass a common ornament for the arm, 596. Robert the Rhymer's true and particu- lar Account of Himself, 165. Roderick, King, account of his splendid equipment for battle, 634. Curious account, translated from the Roman- tic Chronicle, of what became of him after his disappearance, exemplifying the doctrine of penance as held and enforced by the Roman Catholic Church, 718-726. His Epitaph, by Lope de Vega, 726. RODERICK, THE LAST OF THE GOTHS, a Tragic Poem, 628. Roderic and Ro. mano, 629. Roderick in Solitude, 641. Adosinda, 645. The Monastery of St. Felix, 648. Roderick and Sive- rian, 652. Roderick in Times past, 656. Roderick and Pelayo, 658. Al-
Sacrifices, the three yearly to Tlaloc, the Water God, 386. Saharawans, or Arabs of the Desert, 717.
Sailor's Mother, The, an Eclogue, 152. Sailor, The, who had served in the Slave Trade, 100.
Saints, the Arabian, their habitations
always near the sanctuary or tomb of their ancestors - the reasons for this custom, 261.
Salisbury, the Earl of, his decisive mea- sures to prevent the arrival of suc- cours to the relief of the besieged in Orleans, 39. Santiago, the Apostle, his plurality of heads, 537. Some curious particulars concerning him, 538, &c. Sappho, a Monodrama, 110. Saracens and Christians, curious de- scription of a battle between, 717. "Saracens, A Notable Historie of the," curious extract from, 634. "Satanic" School of Literature, the
Scott's Vision of Don Roderick, extract Soldier's Wife, The, 119. from, 186.
Seals, foolish opinions formerly enter- tained of their efficacy in laying troubled spirits, 233.
Sea of Stars, The, 264.
Seas, the Seven, of the Hindoos, 610. "Second Marriage, The," of Miss Bail- lie, extract from, 307. Sedge, setting a pile on fire, a mode adopted by the Mexicans to warn off their enemies, 331. "Seest thou not, William, that the scorching sun," 103.
Seeva, fable of his humiliation, 564. Seeva Paurana, extract from, describing the coming of Seeva, 622. Sepulchres, The Ancient, 603.
Serpents, charming of, extracts and re- marks connected with this subject, 286.
Serres, De, his description of Joan of
Arc, 6. Horrible consequences of war, as related by him, 33. Seventh Heaven, Table of the, extra- vagant account of, from Maracci, 299. Shamyel, or Samiel, a name given by the Turks to the Simoom of Arabia, 230.
Solomon, singular notions of the Ara- bians respecting his power over Genii and Giants, 247. Du Barta's account of his wisdom, 247. Fable of his Temple at Jerusalem having been built by the aid of Genii, 248. "Some have denied a soul! they never lov'd," 114.
"Sometimes in youthful years," 141. Song of the Araucans during a Thunder Storm, 133.
"Song of the Soul," extracts from, 554. Songs of Jayadeva, extracts from, 596. Songs of the American Indians, 132- 134.
Sonnerat, extracts from his writings, descriptive of Hindoo manners and worship, 561.600. SONNETS, 107-109.
Sonnini, his account of the tufted lark, 557.
Sorel, Agnes, mistress to Charles the Seventh of France, anecdote of, 23. Interesting particulars of her history, her last illness and death, 51. Soul, seat of the, speculations concern- ing, and notions entertained by dif- ferent nations, 301, 302.
"Stately yon vessel sails adown the tide," 109.
Staub-bach, the, in Switzerland, Lines on, 505.
St. Baldred the Confessor, 376. St. Bartholomew's Day, 129.
St. Cyric, the patron saint of seamen,
St. David, singular tradition of, 376. St. Francis and the Grasshopper, Tale of, 13.
St. George's Day, Ode for, 199. St. Gualberto, 459.
St. Katharine, Princess of Alexandria, Legend of, 30.
St. Keyne, Well of, 446. "St. Mary the Egyptian," the romance of, remarks upon, 669. St. Michael's Chair, 431. Origin of the French order of this name, 61. St. Patrick's Purgatory, 425. St. Romuald, 436.
Stone of Sacrifice, The, 387. Stones, precious, absurd notions at one time prevalent, as to their peculiar properties, 232.
Stowe the historian, his remarks upon the conquest of Harfleur, 17. His account of the conveyance of Henry's remains to England after the siege of Rouen, 19. Curious anecdote related by him of La Hire and Henry the Fifth, 36.
"Strangers' House," the, among the Susquehannah Indians, 326.
"She comes majestic with her swelling Soul, state of the, after death, various Sunday Morning, Lines written on, sails," 109.
Shedad, the first king of the Adites, description of his magnificent palace, 221.
"She held a cup and ball of ivory white," 114. Shields, the, sometimes worn suspended from the neck, 65.
Ship of Heaven, or Self-moving Car, extract from Captain Wilford's "Asi- atic Researches" respecting, 566. Shiraz, the wine of, 267.
Shufflebottom, Abel, Amatory Poems of, 114.
Sicilian Vespers, 188.
Sidney, Algernon, Epitaph on, 171. Siege of Orleans, the, some particulars relating to, 36.
Sieges, ancient, great labour and per- severance displayed by those who had the conduct of them, 46. Simoom, the, description of its terrible effects, 230.
Simorg Anka, the all-knowing Bird, cu-
opinions respecting, 553. Souls, Feast of, 368.
Source of the Ganges, uncertainty at- tached to this subject, 578. South American Islands, description of the habitations of the natives, 324. Southey, Edith, dedication to her of the poem of "Joan of Arc," 5. Southey, Edith May, Lines addressed to her, 482.
Sovereigns, The, 780.
Spain, Recollections of a Day's Journey Swords, ancient custom of having mot- in, 136. tos inscribed upon them, 73.
Spaniel, Lines on the Death of a fa- Sydney, Sir Philip, Specimens of his vourite old, 137.
Spanish Armada, The, 128. Spanish clergy, the, their motive for propagating the ridiculous fables at- tributed to them, 538.
Spear, mode of throwing the: curious extract from Stowe's Chronicle re- specting, 50.
Speech of Robert Emmet, on his Con-
viction for High Treason, Lines written on hearing, 140.
Speed, extract from, relating to the condition of France and England during their contention in the fif- teenth century, 8.
rious particulars respecting, 303, 304. Singing birds of the Americans, some observations respecting them, 406. Skins commonly employed by the Mos- quito Indians to line the graves of their dead, 333. Human skins some- times used by the Turks and Indians for covering their drums, 389. Skull-built temples in Mexico and Per- Spider, To a, 127.
Slavery, its abolition celebrated, 755. Slave Trade, the, Poems concerning,
"Slowly thy flowing tide," 130.
Small-pox, its dreadful ravages among the North American Indians, 488.
Spenser, the Poet's tribute to, 757. Extract from his " Faery Queen,"
Spirit, The Young, 783. Sports, The, 404.
Stanzas addressed to W. R. Turner, Esq., R. A., on his View of the Lago Maggiore, 142.
Stanzas written in Lady Lonsdale's Album, 141.
attempt at naturalising the hexameter measure, and cause of his failure, 785. His failure in pentametere even more signal than in the hexameter, 786. Extract from his "Defence of Po- esie," and testimony to his general worth, 786.
Taaw, the God of Thunder, an idol of Aitutaki, one of the Hervey Islands,
Table of the Seventh Heaven, extra- vagant account of, by Maracci, 299. "Take up thy prophecy," 204.
| Talavera, Inscription for the Field of Battle at, 175.
Talbot, ancient rites of sepulture per- formed for him by his herald, 75. Tale of Paraguay, A, 480. Tamarind, the, 229.
Tanks, the various kinds of, and their great use and importance, in the East, 593.
Tanneguy du Châtel, singularity of his
device for saving the life of Charles the Seventh of France in childhood, 20.
Taylor, Bishop, a passage from one of his sermons versified, 280.
Taylor, Mr. William, of Norwich, the Poet's tribute to, 770.
"Thou wert out betimes, thou busy, busy bee!" 126.
Three Bards of the Ruddy Spear, The, 377.
with a particular description of them, 691.
Urim and Thummim, the, extract from Paracelsus respecting, 344.
Three holy Bachelors of the Isle of Ursino, the Cardinal, 16. Britain, The, 376.
"Tell us a story, old Robin Gray!" Thurcellus, Vision of, 262. 537. Tide, The Ebb, 130. Tidings, The, 361.
Temple of Belus, some conjectures re-
Temple of Mexico, some particulars respecting, 328.
Temple of Solomon at Jerusalem;
origin of the notion of its having been raised by the agency of Genii, 248.
Temples of the Mexicans, description of, 379.
Tent, the Bedouin, description of, 237. Teraphim, the, 224. Particular de- scription of, 236.
Teresa, St., extract from her Life, il- lustrative of the character of the Maid of Orleans, 13.
Tigers, mode adopted in the East of marking the places of their resort, 559. Time, its divisions among the Arabians, 230.
Time, Oriental divisions of, 574. Time-taper, description of, 574. "'Tis a calm pleasant evening, the light fades away," 105.
""Tis mine! what accents can my joy declare," 114.
"Tis night: the unrelenting owners sleep," 99.
Titles, Oriental, their absurdity and blasphemous character, 571. Tlala, 377.
Tezcalipoca, chief of the gods worship- Tlaloc, God of the Waters, the three ped by the Mexicans, 361. yearly sacrifices offered to, 379.
THALABA THE DESTROYER, in Twelve Tlalocan, the Paradise of Tlaloc, sin- Books, 213-312.
Thanksgiving for Victory, 141.
"That was a memorable day for Spain," 483.
"The comb, between whose ivory teeth she strains," 115.
gular notions of the Mexicans, as to the distribution of souls after death, 385.
Toledo, Enchanted Tower at, 667. "Toll on, toll on, old bell," 161. Tomb of Monacella, 340.
"The Emperor Nap he would set off," Tombs, the, of the Persians, some par-
ticulars from various authors on this subject, 276.
Torres Vedras, its ancient date, 186.
"The Doctor whisper'd to the Nurse," 457. "The first wish of Queen Mary's Tortoise, an ancient machine used in heart," 468. sieges, description of, 55. "The Friars five have girt their loins," Tower of Babel, some particulars con- cerning, 256.
"The maiden, through the favouring Towers, moving, employed in sieges, night," 440.
"The night is come, no fears disturb," Trance, The, 771. 129.
Theology, Doctors of, their convocation to decide upon the pretensions of Joan of Arc, 26.
Transmigration of souls, as held by the Tlascallans, 375. Traveller's Return, The, 124. Treasure, hidden, superstition of the Turks on this subject, 257. Trebuchet, the ancient, description of,
"Triads of Bardism," extracts from, 318. 358.
"Theory of the Earth," Burnet's, ex- tract from, with remarks, 269. "The rage of Babylon is roused," 127. "The raven croak'd as she sate at her meal," 455. "There once was a painter in Catholic Trial by ordeal, remarks upon the an- days," 429. cient practice of, 403. "There was an old man breaking Trials of poets. See preface to "Joan stones," 427.
"The skylark hath perceived his prison Tribe of Ad, some particulars of their door," 142. origin, settlement in Arabia, &c., 216.
"The summer and autumn had been Troyes, treaty of, particulars of its pro-
"The work is done, the fabric is com- plete," 459.
"Think, Valentine, as speeding on thy way," 107.
vision for Charles, 38.
Tufted lark, Sonnini's account of the, 557.
"'Twas the voice of my husband that came on the gale," 134.
"Thou chronicler of crimes, I'll read Tyranny, its overthrow, 753.
Thought, freedom of, as enjoyed in Ubiquity, singular kind of, ascribed to England, 754. Krishna by the Hindoos, 623. "Thou lingerest, Spring! still wintry Urban, Archbishop of Toledo, account is the scene," 108. of his deportation of relics to Asturias,
Uxbridge, Lord, some notice of the spot in which his leg, which was shot off in the battle of Waterloo, is de- posited, 736.
Vampirism, some particulars connected with this subject, 277-279. Vancouleur, the Lord of, Old Claude's interview with, 6. Joan of Arc boldly declares to him her divine mission, 7. Vault, The, 773.
Vega, Lope de, extract from his "Je- rusalen Conquistada," 634.
Verses spoken in the Theatre at Ox- ford, upon the Installation of Lord Grenville, 102.
Vespers, Sicilian, 188.
Victory and Peace, celebration of, 756. Victory, Thanksgiving for, 141. Victory, The, 140. 398.
Victory, the Hall of, the Poet's cele- bration of the warlike achievements of England, 758, &c.
Village of the Bridge, The, 268.
Villair, John, his valour at the battle between the Burgundians and the Dauphinois, 74.
Viol, the, some particulars respecting its use in France, 37.
Virgin Mary, some extracts from the Life of, 508.
Vision of Don Roderick, Scott's, ex- tract from, 186.
VISION OF JUDGEMENT, A, 766. The Trance, 771. The Vault, 773. The Awakening, 774. The Gate of Heaven, 775. The Accusers, 778. The Be- atification, 779. The Sovereigns, 780. The Elder Worthies, 781. The Worthies of the Georgian Age, 782. The Young Spirits, 783. The Meet- ing, 784.
Vision of Thurcillus, 262. Vision, The, 743.
Vision, The, of the Maid of Orleans, 77-86.
Vitruvius, his observations respecting fortified walls, 49.
Volney, his description of the Simoom of the Desert, 231. Of the general poverty of the Bedouins, 236. Of their music, 238. Of their literature, 238. Voltaire, apology for his "Ecrasez l'in- fame," 748. Vow, The, 673. Voyage, The, 321.
Vulture, the, its great use in Arabia and in all hot countries, 233. Divine honours paid to this bird by the an- cient Egyptians, 233.
Wadi, or rivers of Arabia, particulars respecting, 235.
Wakon-teebe, the Dwelling of the Great Spirit, 234. Wales, the Return to, 314.
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